Software Engineer II, Backend (Identity Decisioning)

Affirm

6d•$165,000 - $225,000•Remote

About The Position

At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most. We are looking for a Software Engineer to join the Identity Decisioning team, responsible for building backend systems that validates consumer identity in all of Affirm’s products by satisfying regulatory protocols like KYC. The team partners closely with Product, Compliance, Auth, Fraud, and other engineering teams to deliver honest and transparent financial products that help consumers make their purchasing decisions. As we scale the company to be a cornerstone of all e-commerce and offline retail, it is an exciting time to join the team which sits at the core of this mission.

Requirements

A total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and are proficient in one of Python or Kotlin.
Familiarity with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
Mastery in taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, and executing on it by writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code.
Comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.
Experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
Either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

Break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work.
Support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
Support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts.
Contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process.